Pastor Raddatz was born in Sturgis, MI to Rev. Ronald and Mary Raddatz.  In 1990, the family moved to Wisconsin after his father accepted a call to serve as pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Kaukauna (7 miles north of Appleton).  Pastor Raddatz's schooling included, Trinity Lutheran School, Fox Valley Lutheran High School and Martin Luther College (WELS), in New Ulm, MN, where he began studies to be a pastor. 

Upon graduation, he made the difficult decision to join the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) and continue studies at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne (CTS).  His year of vicarage or internship was spent in the inner city of Baltimore serving four churches as part of a district funded “urban vicarage.”  In 2006-2007, the last year of seminary, Pastor Raddatz was privileged to serve as the president of the student mission society and also be selected to participate in the Mercy Mission Expedition to Madagascar for ten days. 

Pastor Raddatz was installed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on August 5th, 2007.  

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 Timothy Raddatz, Principal of JOY Academy